https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/25-greatest-rock-bassists-time-130000178.html
Not that I disagree with a handful of the choices.

I saw 7 on that list who I would consider to be candidates for it.

Peter

As I posted on another site in reaction to this list:

No Stanley?
No Jaco?
No way!

Bill, tgo

Quote from: lbpesq on September 10, 2026, 08:19:57 AMAs I posted on another site in reaction to this list:

No Stanley?
No Jaco?
No way!

Bill, tgo

No David Frieberg, Dave Torbert, Berry Oakley, Shelby Snow, Roger Waters, Dave Pegg, E.E. Wolf III,etc., etc., etc.

But hey - at least they have Tina Weymouth in there......... 

Peter

What does 'greatest' even mean? Without a subjective category to measure by, to me it's meaningless.
Without that I suspect it's mostly based on personable favourites.

I saw a thread on Talkbass this morning where the mods have actually made a new rule banning threads with these lists. Which I find even funnier than compiling the lists themselves. On the other hand, that place is Lord Of The Flies most days and I'd hate to be a moderator there.

*https://www.talkbass.com/threads/mod-announcement-please-read.1691117/

They did narrow the parameters of this one to "rock bassists" which I think probably bumps a few of our general favorites from consideration. I didn't see McVie, so I clicked the back button, and made a little sound of disapproval. I mean... arguably one of the most instantly recognizable bass lines in the history of rock. No mention. Denied. Pfft. 😐